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wall gave way and they were buriell san francisco oct 27 pinned under the fallen wall of a burning build ins for tram one to four hours each but finally rescued alive was the experience peri ence of our firemen early chii morning the fire which started from an unknown cause in the establishment of the central canneries company on the corner of north point and mason streets completely destroyed the big two story frame structure occupied by that corporation andi did great damage to the adjoining writs of the california ore testing company the loss is estimated ac about well covered by isaur ance the first cart for the firemen was quickly followed by a general alarm which brought most of the department to the scene nearly all of the adjacent buildings being wood a conflagration seemed and the force was urged to its utmost in subduing the flames suddenly while tour of the firemen were the buering building on of its nails collapsed and buried them under a mass of debris they were lieutenant da rid of truck no 2 jeck brata truck no 2 frank engine no 5 harry allson engine no 5 great difficulty was experienced in extricating the men from their perilous position lieutenant harreson Harrt son who lay prostrate with a heavy aroa girder across bis florba did not wa consciousness ant the work of the rescuers the men had through the girder with steel bawa before his release could ace all the imprisoned men se ahrns but not atal injuries several other firemen were in perilous eions and one or two are slightly elight ly fandt